Sec. 106. Multifamily mitigation
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Section 1361(d)(1) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4102(d)(1) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (including multifamily buildings in urban areas) after residential buildings . Section 1308(k) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(k) ) is amended by striking the Administrator shall and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “the Administrator shall— take into account the implementation of any mitigation method identified by the Administrator in the guidelines issued under section 1361(d); and notwithstanding any other provision of law, charge a risk premium rate that accurately reflects the reduction in flood risk to a building, including a multifamily building in an urban area, resulting from the use of an alternative method of mitigation established by the Administrator under section 1361(d)(1). .
Section 1315(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4022(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph, the term covered area means an area that— is an urban area; and has been identified as having special flood hazards. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator, under paragraph (1), may require an appropriate public body, with respect to a covered area that is seeking to secure flood insurance coverage under this title, to adopt land use and control measures for the repair, restoration, or substantial improvement of any mid- or high-rise multifamily building that is located in the covered area.
With respect to a covered area described in subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall encourage the covered area to develop, and assist the covered area in developing, a comprehensive strategy that— reduces flood damage to mid- and high-rise multifamily buildings in the covered area that— will be repaired, restored, or substantially improved; and cannot be elevated; identifies technical mitigation activities that may be applied to the buildings described in clause (i), including considerations for mechanical, electrical, and utility components, that will protect life and property; and documents that the covered area has established procedures for— the implementation of performance standards; requiring evacuation plans; and developing a maintenance strategy for any mitigation activity that is applied under clause (ii).
The Administrator shall establish guidelines for performance standards that shall— allow for a combination of partial mitigation activities, other than elevation, for areas (other than residential areas) in a covered area described in subparagraph (B); and be applied to mid- and high-rise multifamily buildings in the areas described in clause (i). . Section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to a chargeable premium rate prescribed for a building described in section 1315(a)(3)(B), the Administrator shall ensure that the chargeable premium rate properly reflects the reduction in flood risk after adopting and implementing the land use and control measures described in that section, if applicable. .
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